Varanasi to witness PM Modi-Kejriwal faceoff again this month on Ravidas JayantiFor the first time after the Lok Sabha polls in 2014, Varanasi will again witness Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal 's presence on the same day. Both the leaders are schedule to visit the city on February 22 on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti. Both of them had contested the Lok Sabha polls from the constituency where PM Modi emerged as the winner.

Utttar Pradesh Budget 2016: Rs 814 crore for Lucknow Metro,two new greenfield citiesWith the upcoming assembly elections in mind,Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Friday, presented a populist UP Budget 2016-17. The Rs 3.46 lakh crore budget – a record for the state – aims to address the aspirations of all sections of the society and the regional balance. Yadav earmarked Rs 814 crore for Lucknow Metro and Rs 50 crore each for proposed metro rail in Varanasi and Kanpur.

Fencing champion Hoshiyar Singh allegedly thrown out of train,diesA physically-challenged fencer died after he was allegedly pushed off a moving train by railway policemen at a station in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday night, a charge the authorities denied. The family of Hoshiyar Singh, who was in his early 30s, said he had gone to the compartment reserved for women to meet his ailing wife but got into a confrontation when two Government Railway Police (GRP) constables asked him to pay a fine of R200 for entering the reserved coach.

Journalist mother set ablaze at UP police station for refusing to bribe officersThe mother of a journalist was set ablaze on Monday at Kothi police station here allegedly by two policemen after she refused to "bribe" them to free her husband, prompting authorities to suspend the two officials and register a case against them. But the policemen have denied the charge, saying that the woman had immolated herself. The condition of Nitu Dwivedi is said to be serious as she was rushed to district hospital here and later referred to a Lucknow hospital's trauma centre.

Man killed in a accident due to dense fog in BadaunA 40-year-old man was killed today when his tonga was hit by a bus due to dense fog in Alapur area here, police said. Sewaram and his horse died when their tonga was hit by a roadways bus this morning. Poor visibility due to dense fog was stated as the reason behind the accident, ASP Lallan Singh said.

Tension in Muzaffarnagar over conversionA woman converting to Hinduism to marry her lover has sparked tension in Chapar village here, prompting authorities to tighten security. The woman eloped with her lover Ishver Singh, a home guard. The two married on November 3 after she converted to Hinduism following.

No visa for Pakistani scholars upsets Shibli organizersOnly one out of the 14 Pakistani professors managing to attend the centenary celebration of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy in Azamgarh on Saturday has irked the scholars in the academy. The programme was attended by vice-president Hamid Ansari.

Rift with AMU ends, BJP calls-off protest over proposed eventThe stand-off between the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday has ended. The BJP has relented and decided to call off the protest that it had planned at the university gates after Vice Chancellor Zameeruddin Shah gave his nod to hold a seminar of Raja Mahendra Pratap.

All set for India’s first high speed train - Gatiman ExpressThe decks have been cleared for the launch of India's first high speed train that will link New Delhi and the Taj city of Agra - in 105 minutes. An official statement here said the coaches for Gatiman Express had reached New Delhi from Kapurthala in Punjab. Two successful trials have been held July 3 and Sep 11.

14 more districts drought-hit in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh has said 14 more districts, including Lucknow, are drought-hit. With this, more than two thirds of the state districts have now been declared drought-hit, an official said on Tuesday.

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in UP opens for touristsThe world-famous Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh opened for tourists on Saturday. The tourist season in Dudhwa Tiger (DTR), comprising Dudhwa National Park, Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary and Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, commences on November 15 and closes on June 15 every year.

Congress leader PL Punia files nomination papers for Rajya SabhaSenior Congress leader PL Punia Friday filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha in the presence of senior party leaders and legislators. Accompanied by UPCC president Nirmal Khatri, AICC in-charge in the state Madhusudan Mistry and MP Pramod Tewari, Punia filed his papers before the principal secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Pradip Dubey.

Akhilesh Das offered Rs 100 cr for RS ticket, alleges MayawatiBSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday alleged that Rajya Sabha member Akhilesh Das, who had quit the party two days ago, offered her Rs. 100 crores for renominating him to the Upper House. "Akhilesh Das had talked to me in Delhi and had offered money for repeating him as BSP candidate to the Rajya Sabha," she told reporters.

18 injured as farmer’s protest turn violent, buses torchedProtesting against non-payment of compensation for their land inundated due to construction of Gokul barrage, hundreds of farmers on Saturday blocked road, torched two buses and clashed with police, who resorted to lathicharge, injuring at least 18 people including five policemen in the melee.